“I had to give two of my four children to an orphanage. We are all sick in the house. We are almost starving. I would love to restart my business and learn cooking skills.” Minouche Jean
“My family doesn’t eat regularly. We eat once a day. Sometimes we spend two days with no food. It is never enough. Sometimes, a good neighborhood shares his or her food with us.
I sleep on a carpet on a dirt floor. There are a lot of big rats in the house.
I am an understanding person. I love painting. Sometimes, I realized some beautiful painting.” Nehemie Senoble
“I am suffering much from hunger. I am healthy but my mother is sick. I don’t eat regularly. I eat two times a day. In the morning I drink coffee with bread and the afternoon I always eat corn. My mother uses a can of corn peas and sometimes just white….I love other children. I love to smile and I am shy sometimes.” Naika Joseph
“Me, I don’t go anywhere. I would love to go to school because without that I won’t be able to achieve my dreams. I am suffering of hunger a lot. When I spend a day without meal, I feel like a person who is dumb. I love to sing. I always go at church with my mother but I never have the chance to celebrate my birthday. I am sad every day.” Dialine Nelson
“I wake up at 5am and go to sleep at 9pm. Everyday I carry 10 buckets of water, scrub the floor, cook, carry children to school, wash, and they beat me regularly. I love school - I would like to go to school.” Stevenson Lubain
“When it rains, filthy water and garbage fill our room. The house is leaking. There are a lot of big rats and mosquitoes. My children and I are sick. We caught cold, we have headache, and fever. Almost all of the people in the neighborhood are sick. I think it is because of the bad smell of the ravine, the dust, and the garbage in the ravine. We eat once a day and three or four days a week.” Casimir Marie Mika
“I eat only once a day. And more than that, the amount of food is not sufficient for us. Sometimes, I spend whole week with no food. At these times, our neighbors share some food with us if they have some….I am not healthy. I am suffering heart problem. Sometimes, my little sister is very afraid for me because she thinks I am going to die.” Walkine Labonte
“I don’t have any friend. I would like to have clothes and shoes to wear. I work hard where I live. I wash dishes, scrub the floor, carry the water, sweep the floor, throw garbage in the empty land and wash clothes. I never go to school but I love school.” Meprinise Althemeus
“Where I am living, I am working hard. I am washing clothes, dishes, scrubbing the floor, sweeping the floor, cooking, carrying water. I carry 10 buckets of water per day. I carry the children to go to school, Iron clothes, etc. I will be happy when I come back to my own family.” Woodeline Estavien
“Everybody in my family is not healthy. People get sick in the area, because there are a lot of mosquitoes, the water is dirty, and there is a lot of garbage in the area. Some times, we just drink water with salt and go to sleep. I don’t feel comfortable when I see the other kids are going to school and I can’t. I like school and would like to go.” Judeline Joseph
